Telegram-herald., 1887-07-07
LABELED CITIZENS
80 ~ - c4ARAcTEa
sg-siassodsas saalsh's sssssl csfy sAaxss
bed. hias. EIas and BlAek-
~Ah1es the sIsss 20
Eaaf aafals'T

Afse4 t1a more pfglgs4ucs,i fIl- t1af had
taEsa r.as "a sls iAir eily bad been ex-
sossa aad ~igsi oat. thsfs came somewhat
az lai ~ ths Police Department. lhs
usaal lolltlne E1s gone through Eiih. bGt
Eal lhsrs vas decided lack u sensation.
one dag lhe Superintendent IN his weekly
rsOort made a4ging suggestion -one that
AZ lgs1 seemed wholly eAInsricai % the
honorable bo4ri But allsr much serious
dsnasa, AMI With their usaal thouzhtsul de-
h0srslion. lhsy At last gaze unqualified ap-
EsoFsl and permission ~ carry out TIE
scasme az once.
The plan s4s somsthlng aher this wise.
gon tie theory t2at the cifg. state and
Nation - niafs up ID an a. fegaion oi IN
digldu4ls t1s influence lf in1iyiduat
character and lntsilecl cannot oe over esti-
mattel <oN a. Pullman - quoted and
viaited As a m1.leA material clfY, 0faad
EAgids shall BE- fls type ~ a model city oi
m0faiiiy. how 10 10 l1.a vas the question.
The 9apeEi8Lsa tenls saEses..ou eas that
every a4A.e citizen 4. years ~ az should
BE- 0bl.ssi ts g - Police Headquarters md
rsceis e. ia return Tor answering certain oral
questions. q badge 'Or mecsl iSat would
serVe as a. indication oi the present and
past state oi ais character The questions
asked esr- those t1at would fall under the
fourth. sixth. seventh, eigntn. ninth and
tenth commandments A bright blue badge,
win the letters "A. b. g.. always been
COOL we're for those Who could cOlscien-
ti0uslg testify that they had always lived IN
stfict adherence % ere rules, red one.
witn the letters &C. ~ good nov for
those who were only willing 10 answer for
theH present conduct, aud black
ones with ~. W need watching. for
those aot able % give Satisfactory evidence
ol either past or present good behavior.
At arsI IL Was thought % compel every one
% taks bis oath on the matter. but that vas
abandoned as not feasible.
Tie Superintendent realizing how some
i-cenlive bell - 20 better things. had some
white ones prepared % give % The q. \ >
AMI " VS." al the expiration Of SIX
months. il in his judgment they were
worthy 20 receive tneu
At first this order came ike galvanic
shock and Hed toe cifizcu3 with the most
unmitigafed uissust. such things were never
beard o. We ~ not i've in antocratic
Russia The city IS not under military
surveillance we're the comments most
heard en- TIE streets and The question Of the
hour vas WHAT'S the SAFE of your
morals''
Men declared a frst they never would
submit % sueh an indgnity. bat often
hints deeply, larkiy beautiful vague were
thrown 0u. Of what would De the result
IL they did not as once comply with the or
der. "C0n-cience which doth make COW
ards of Us nll. decids1 them 20 20 through
IL nndlnchinxly. DAYS were set apart TOR
the 2 terscs yards. commencing the First
Ward anu - As, aud soins down The di-
rectory list.
Is was hsrcniean task, but the superin-
tenient. who began the work By donning
bis nice badge of A. B.. c., and the pa
troinen went braveiy at he work, consol-
iug the fnselves by thinking how light their
dusies y ogld be when every one was prop
erly labeled. As the work went on every
one an the street was buttcn-hOling every
body else 20 see bis badge. and many q
hearty langh vas heard when some of the
old-tiners appeared ss "A. b. g. s. Many
OF the always been good" men declared
they bad thousand times rather meet the
ieers and iokes Oi their fellow men than 20
home with either of The others badges that
they felt rightly Del d. set % them and answer
en- barrassing questions and curtain lectures
sure % follow.
Among the young men If one appeared
with 'G. y. or y. ". al bis young lady
friends were sure 20 ask What did YOU
DO p, or What have you done - and they
All said tksy had rather live IN the time Of
the inquisition. When any man whose
convic.lOls would not allow Gin to ever
put on "1 N bus chose rather to the
ixnouinious one Of ~N. W people boxed
az him ssksnce. snd The parrolmsn frowned
st nim "a she sfrFet, longing 10 run hisn IN
at once. one hardened old sinner, when
hs came into headquarters. ASKED II they
had ans D. Bs. Did bad Sergeant,
lock uD tais dangerous man and 90 not
relesss hirg untii be pleads for ". ",
slerliy ordered tae superintendent
Iae Nsvor and tne Common Council
hastily appeared xish "A. p a." Not
wifbstanding tT0 or three 3trinz aldermen
had On 81 ~ not ore bad on y. -.
At the ministers meeting the subject
was discussed AZ length. Three of them
SAID that they believed they were Christian
men. bat &c they aprearsd with &C. y"
they were afraid they would lose inauence
w.fn their fock ard be subject O. coafasing
questions from the desc0ns. They finally
al appeared with a B. a. bat one. and
people commented thst he was probably
the enlv one who told the truth. +, is no.
Gkeiv FRAT even n the bistroy of cites was
suea wholesale lving INDUCED IN - during
this sxsrlin1i.oe At iast the arduons IN
def,e finf rts anienet every one labeled.
Al CIsgegs .lsL. r. zen The city had become
sonerbst accgstomsd % ths new order Of
thinxs. and hai grown "a love The idea Of
personal Supervision. the whole sreject
was iiscussed st one of The boanl meetings
srtl u1tEai cr 1rrn tGlations EXCHANGED
In t1e IN dsf 0i ths general snirit OF hilar-
- IT. ore uerresr seemed 20 be au xiops and
Der ur5ed Finsliy and With evident effort
a. ,eif c1nt71i he 2sii DO YOU believe
tblt ihe esIsars will be- wii1nE r0 vote any
more monsv f1- tDs niaintenance Of the Do
lre ief nienf. Tor i5 il useless now The
citv runs ilssil in this line and he Gre De-
,rffn,nff Il AT taaf vii 80 lrr 70 care r1r
tns Police iatg8 and al connscjed with
thst court VII md their or ,rs. sinecures -
The ffe Trrr sshv pa,s and rhs Stperin-
tentent wss observed to culver <e az es,
per issf Hs Thought ~ his s15f0 rs-
vear which 80 bad wanted for -- rarisrs.
purposes. TIE Board refec,ed i,At. t..hr.
Wers snern ot 1asi fheir Dowsr
we ere .cst tse General s,.--.
As He rslgs-ri Iowa t1 sio4-~
WI 1re asna l- has noe xas. -
s1d me stner ID ais hsIr -
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snf f,es sh.ilefeI thera IN -.
Eseh ere tnr vth h.s crsr.efns
heHi0g O. -f aiT.
Fher rs.in nilel n Vieh tTAirS
AZ isst ths f- ht.ni silence xss s.-o'se-
- one ~ tIia 0ffse raer whe s-,~f,sre- ,sTTl
more reur'a ~ouid re coming II 81
hevs wo1 Z ee rrH~irr 1n - tas So -
eisateeu. sorre - rhe .see.esi ores night
iaii ceioE tt-fr present ra1s< so thers
wou'd stili - neei ~ supervision.
->sveaf thev cr si IN e6rrss tfre mora
s1c1 T,Et,TT and IN undnrs Quota TIE
General rae beard vas notfed itst the
er'sia 49, 1Ver
p-ece refr1s-i sn-s more ana karrs-.-.